11.   The nickel hydride battery is made of environmentally safe materials and holds a charge longer than conventional lead acid batteries.

12.   There was no news on the company, a maker of lead acid batteries.

13.   Before then, weaker lead acid batteries were important to still unelectrified farmhouses in rural North America, powering flashlights and radios.

14.   Last week, the government shut down a battery recycling plant that an environmental group accused of importing used toxic lead acid batteries.

15.   The government on Thursday shut down a battery recycling plant that an environmental group accused of importing used toxic lead acid batteries.